Photographers and Photographic History of Kastamonu (1889-1968)

The photograph, which was one of the important discoveries of the 19th century, first spread in the capital Istanbul with the interest of the Palace and then all over the Empire. Because photography depends on the development of trade, industry and tourism, and since these fields had not developed in Kastamonu at the time, photography was not improved either. Therefore, the photographs determined in the frame of this article predominantly consist of city of Kastamonu and ？nebolu photographs. The reason why the photos predominantly belong to these places is their importance: Kastamonu being the center of the province and ？nebolu having an important port. Apart from these, Ta？k？prü photos are in third place in terms of vastness. In this article, history of photography in Kastamonu from the Ottoman period to the Republic and 1970’s, photographers who has been concentrated on Kastamonu and photo shops in Kastamonu will be dealt. The number of photographers / photo shops we can identify in Kastamonu during the Ottoman and Republican periods is 21 in total. The photographers of the Ottoman period are Mehmed Fethi Bey, Dildilyan, Cevahirciyan, Sebah & Joaillier, Ahmed Efendi, Richard Leonhard and Gustave Mendel. The photographers of the Republican period are Abdüsselam K？r？ker, Foto Arel, Foto Artistik, Foto Cebe, Foto Erciyes, Foto Hamdi, Foto Maral, Foto Nuri, Foto Refik, Foto ？？k, Foto Zihni, Gayret Kütüphanesi, ？ark Foto？rafhanesi-Agop Kevork, ？ark Foto？rafhanesi-Vahib Re？adi